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A group of citizens banded together to raise money for the David M. Brown Planetarium, which had been falling into disrepair for lack of maintenance. The group says that it has raised over $286,000 since last fall, with a goal of reaching $400,000 by the start of the summer.

"Fund-raising has been extremely successful," the superintendent told school board members on Friday, the Gazette reported. "We'll be able to move forward here with a renovation."